Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard in Mourinho’s Real Madrid Plan

Jose Mourinho, the most likely new coach of Real Madrid, has revealed his interest for two England midfielders: Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard. Both the players in their positions are considered among the best in the world.

It is expected that Real Madrid would officially announce Mourinho’s move to the club from Inter Milan very soon. In fact, the Spanish giants recently sacked coach Manuel Pellegrini.

Former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho has always been an admirer of the two creative midfielders. During his stint at Chelsea, he tried to bring in Gerrard at the West London club.

Real Madrid is believed to hand Mourinho a large amount to spend in the Summer transfer market. Real failed to win any silverware last season despite spending a huge amount to land the players like Ronaldo and Kaka last summer.

This year, they are ready to go for the players Mourinho suggests, and in return, they want trophy next season. After bringing Champions League glory to Inter Milan, Mourinho has once again proved that he has the ‘magic touch’ when it comes to winning trophies.

Reports available in the media also suggest that the coach is also keen to sign Chelsea left back Ashley Cole. However, signing Gerrard and Lampard would not be that easy after the two players having spent big part of their successful careers at their current clubs.

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Liverpool Chairman Martin Broughton: Gerrard and Torres are Not for Sale

Martin Broughton, the newly appointed chairman of Liverpool club, has recently said that the club is not going to sell its star players like Captain Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres in its attempt to offload its rising debt. Liverpool’s debt has reportedly been increased to 350 million pounds ($541.3m) and its on-field performance has gone the opposite direction.

There is an intense speculation that the club would sell the players like Gerrard and Torres in order to decrease the debt. However, Broughton has dismissed those talks by claiming that the club and manager Rafael Benitez are not interested to sell them.

Martin Broughton has recently been appointed as the new chairman of the club by the owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, who are now all set to sell the club very soon and asked Broughton to supervise the selling process. Broughton is now looking for a new owner for Liverpool.

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Steven Gerrard: Winning at Liverpool will not be Easy for Chelsea

Next Sunday’s match against Liverpool is a big challenge for Chelsea who are currently leading with one point of advantage over Manchester United in the league table. With 2 rounds of games ye to go before the league finishes, Chelsea can not afford any slip-up now. They have to win both the games as there is little possibility Manchester United would fail to clinch 6 points from the last two games against weak opponents.

However, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard said that winning at Merseyside would not be that easy for the visiting side. He also revealed his hope of clinching the fourth place by which they would be qualified for Champions League next season. To finish in the top four, Liverpool has to win both of their remaining games and at the same time would expect that the team above them fail to get maximum points from the remaining games.

Interestingly, a Liverpool victory over Chelsea on Sunday would pave way for Manchester United to win their 19^th league title, and thus, surpassing Liverpool’s record 18 league titles.

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Steven Gerrard to Miss Liverpool’s Premier League Fixture at Arsenal

(This entry was originally published on Sunday, April 19th, 2009)

Spirited Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will miss Liverpool’s crucial premier league match against Arsenal on Tuesday as he has been sidelined for 7 to 10 days with a groin injury which was aggravated during a training session prior to Liverpool’s second leg Champions league match up with Chelsea on 14 April 2009.

With 70 points from 32 outings, Liverpool now sits in the second place of the league table and the Reds are now the biggest threat to Manchester United’s run to defend the premier league title. United still leads the point table with 72 from, but has a match in hand. So, for Liverpool, picking up 3 points from their visit to Arsenal is very important in their bid to win their first premier league title in 19 years.

So, missing Gerrard for the match is a huge blow for the Reds, and though they have some talented midfielders like Alonso, Benitez boys will definitely miss their captain at Anfield. Now, let us see if Liverpool can cope up with the situation effectively and churn out a result in their favor against Arsenal.

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Liverpool Captain Steven Gerrard to Play against Preston in FA Cup

(This entry was originally published on Friday, January 2nd, 2009)

Liverpool is going to visit Preston on Saturday (3 January) in the third round FA Cup match. Ahead of the match, Liverpool fans can feel happy to know that captain Steven Gerrard will be part of Liverpool squad for the upcoming encounter following his recent arrest by Merseyside police on his alleged involvement in a clash at a bar. Gerrard along with two other men have been accused of involving in the incident. You might think that the incident might affect Gerrard’s performance. Well, Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez does not think so.

BBC reported:

“In terms of football, everything has been normal for Steven. He has received the support of everyone - the players, myself, the club - and he has trained well and is focused on football.

“I do not believe he will be distracted. He wants to play football and concentrate just on that. He will be thinking about playing well, scoring goals and making sure the club progresses to the next round.

“He will play, and I have confidence he will be ready.”

Liverpool has started the New Year at the top of premier league table with 45 points from 20 matches and is looking to win their first premier league title in 19 years. In fact, after a number of years, Liverpool has remained in the title contention midway through the season. Liverpool won the FA Cup last time in 2006, but failed to defend the title last season and will be looking to retain the title this season. Liverpool has been in excellent form so far this season and I think, they have a good chance to clinch the FA Cup title too. Liverpool can seek the service of their Spanish striker Fernando Torres who got over from hamstring injury and is ready to come back in action with Preston match.